TEXARKANA, Ark. – The Blue Raiders fired an opening round of 3-under-par 285 on Monday to sit in second place after the first day of the Conference USA Championship at Texarkana Country Club. Junior Luke Perkins paced Middle Tennessee, tying his career low with a round of 3-under-par 63 and is tied for fourth in the individual standings.
Liberty is atop the leaderboard after posting a round of 11-under-par 277. The Blue Raiders are in second at 3-under-par 285, while LA Tech is third at even-par 288, UTEP in fourth at 2-over-par 290 and Kennesaw State, NM State and Sam Houston are tied for fifth at 3-over-par 291.